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Stittsville Ward

Coordinates: 45°16′N 75°55′W / 45.267°N 75.917°W / 45.267; -75.917
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Stittsville
Location within Ottawa
Location within Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°16′N 75°55′W / 45.267°N 75.917°W / 45.267; -75.917
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityOttawa
Government
 • CouncillorGlen Gower
Area
 • Total
16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
30,510
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Languages (2016)
 • English80.2%
 • French8.7%
 • Mandarin1.0%
Avg. income$53,111

Stittsville (Ward 6) is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, represented on Ottawa City Council. It consists of the community of Stittsville in suburban Ottawa. Prior to the 2006 election, the Ward was known as Goulbourn Ward which consisted of the former Goulbourn Township (including Stittsville and Richmond). The ward was altered in 2006, by losing all of the rural parts of Goulbourn (including urban Richmond) and gaining a tiny bit of the former city of Kanata around the Canadian Tire Centre. The ward was created when Goulbourn was amalgamated into Ottawa in 2000. It was known as Stittsville-Kanata West Ward until 2010.

In 2014, the ward expanded to gain the newly built Blackstone subdivision from Rideau-Goulbourn Ward.[2][3] Following the 2020 Ottawa Ward boundary review, the ward will gain new territory on its northern and southern edges to accommodate proposed housing developments.[4]

Stittsville's current councillor is Glen Gower, who replaced Shad Qadri after defeating him in the 2018 election. Mr. Qadri replaced Janet Stavinga in the 2006 election, in which Ms. Stavinga did not run. She had held the ward since its creation.

City councillors

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From 1994 to 2001, the area was part of Western Townships Ward (Ward 5) on regional council. The "Ward 6" moniker was given to Cumberland-Osgoode Ward.

  1. Janet Stavinga (2001–2006)
  2. Shad Qadri (2006–2018)
  3. Glen Gower (2018–present)

Election results

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Following amalgamation, Goulbourn Mayor Janet Stavinga defeated regional councillor Betty Hill and Goulbourn's Ward 3 township councillor Steven Lewis.

City council
Candidate Votes %
Janet Stavinga 4528 45.01
Betty Hill 3401 33.80
Steven Lewis 2132 21.19
City council
Candidate Votes %
Janet Stavinga 5076 64.15
Michal P. O'Rourke 2837 35.85

Incumbent councillor Janet Stavinga decided against running for re-election, in the newly formed ward which lost most of its rural areas. The race to fill the seat is between Gilles R. Chasles and Shad Qadri. Chasles is a Conservative and a businessman, owning Danicks Data Systems. Qadri is also a businessman, operating Showbiz Entertainment and Gifts with his family.

City council
Candidate Votes %
Shad Qadri 6287 72.02
Gilles R. Chasles 2442 27.98
City council
Candidate Votes %
Shad Qadri 7185 91.46
Richard Eveleigh 671 8.54
City council
Candidate Vote %
    Shad Qadri 5,182 60.94
    David Lee 3,322 39.06
Ottawa mayor (Ward results)
Candidate Vote %
    Jim Watson 5,745 68.54
    Mike Maguire 2,331 27.81
    Rebecca Pyrah 74 0.88
    Robert White 63 0.75
    Anwar Syed 60 0.72
    Darren W. Wood 53 0.63
    Bernard Couchman 29 0.35
    Michael St. Arnaud 27 0.32
Council candidate Vote %
    Glen Gower 5,877 57.86
    Shad Qadri 4,280 42.14
Council candidate Vote %
Glen Gower 7,758 58.67
Mathew Duchesne 2,692 20.36
Tanya Hein 1,528 11.56
Kevin Hua 1,244 9.41

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Census Ward Data". open.ottawa.ca. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  2. ^ Map Shad Qadri Retrieved July 30, 2023
  3. ^ "Ward 6 – Stittsville – Shad Qadri". Archived from the original on 2018-08-10.
  4. ^ "Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020". City of Ottawa. 22 March 2023.
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